1862 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 64

Waipa County.—Town of Whatawhata.

Section 6: Area, 0 1 0; upset price, £12 0 0
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" 9 " 0 1 0 " 10 0 0
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" 25 " 0 1 0 " 6 0 0
" 26 " 0 1 0 " 6 0 0
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" 30 " 0 1 0 " 6 0 9
" 41 " 0 1 0 " 6 0 0
" 42 " 0 1 0 " 6 0 0
" 43 " 0 1 0 " 6 0 0
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" 47 " 0 1 0 " 6 0 0
" 48 " 0 1 0 " 6 0 0
" 49 " 0 1 0 " 6 0 0

Whatawhata is situated on the eastern bank of the Waipa River, about seven miles from Frankton Junction Railway-station.

SUBURBAN LAND.

Franklin County.—Section 1, Pokeno Suburbs.

Lot 65: Area, 8 acres 2 roods 17 perches; upset price, £90. Altitude, 150 ft. to 250 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, ploughable, some scrub and blackberry. Soil a brown loam of good quality, on clay subsoil. Distant about three miles from Pokeno Railway-station by good formed road.

Waipa County.—Town of Whatawhata.

Lot 17: Area, 3 roods 8 perches; upset price, £18. Whatawhata is seven miles from Frankton Junction.

RURAL LAND.

Waipa County.—Horotiu Parish.

Section 8: Area, 28 acres 2 roods; upset price, £170. Weighted with £7 10s., valuation for improvements, consisting of 5 acres stumped and ploughed, and seven chains fencing along road frontage. Altitude, 30 ft. to 70 ft. above sea-level. Level to undulating land, broken by swampy gullies; covered with fern, manuka, gorse, and some blackberry. Soil of first-class quality, on clay subsoil; fairly watered by springs. Situated on Waipa River, eight miles from Ngaruawahia by formed road.

Otamatea County.—Mangawai Parish.

Section 43: Area, 69 acres; upset price, £35. Altitude, 200 ft. to 350 ft. above sea-level. Half undulating, half broken land, covered with fern and manuka. Clay soil, on slate formation; no water on section in summer. Distant two miles from Mangawai by cart-road.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-fifth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Opening National Endowment Lands in Auckland Land District for Selection.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the national endowment lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, at the rentals mentioned in the said Schedule; and I do also declare that the said lands shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT.

Manukau County.—Waiake Parish.

SECTIONS 23, 34, 35, and 41: Area, 530 acres 0 roods 11 perches; approximate rent per acre per annum, 5d.; capital value, £270; half-yearly rent, £5 8s. Altitude, 15 ft. to 260 ft. above sea-level. About 10 acres raupo swamp and clay flat; balance undulating to hilly land covered with manuka and fern, with a few acres light scrubby forest in gullies. Soil inferior clay, on clay subsoil. Sections 23 and 41 well watered by stream. Situated six miles from Awanui by partly formed rough cart-road.

Sections 1 to 8 (inclusive) and E. 11, 10: Area, 1,030 acres 3 roods 28 perches; approximate rent per acre per annum, 5d.; capital value, £520; half-yearly rent, £10 8s. Altitude, 20 ft. to 250 ft. above sea-level. About 20 acres clay flat with a little raupo, balance undulating to hilly fern and manuka country. Soil inferior clay, on clay subsoil; not watered, but water can probably be obtained by sinking in gullies. Situated seven miles and a half from Awanui by partly formed cart-road.

Tauranga County.—Otanewainuku Survey District.

Section 1, Block I: Area, 861 acres 2 roods 10 perches; approximate rent per acre per annum, 10d.; capital value, £870; half-yearly rent, £17 8s. Weighted with £230, valuation for improvements consisting of six-roomed house, shed, fencing, grassing, and orchard. Altitude, 300 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level. Undulating country; 50 acres grass, 1 acre orchard, balance fern. Soil of fair quality, of a pumice sandy nature, on pumice-cement formation; well watered by Wairoa River and streams. Distant twelve miles from Tauranga by good formed road.

Raglan County.—Karamu Parish.

Sections 43, 44, 45, and 46: Area, 210 acres 0 roods 14 perches; approximate rent per acre per annum, 8d.; capital value, £180; half-yearly rent, £3 12s. Undulating to broken land; about 40 acres good mixed forest, balance fern and manuka. Soil poor to fair, general quality poor; well watered by small stream and swamps. Distant eleven miles from Frankton Junction by coach-road.

Sections 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, and 60: Area, 292 acres 2 roods; approximate rent per acre per annum, 10d.; capital value, £300; half-yearly rent, £6. Undulating to broken land, half ploughable; 10 acres mixed forest, balance fern and manuka. Soil poor to fair, but generally poor; well watered by permanent stream and several swamps. Fronts Hamilton-Raglan coach-road, eleven miles from Frankton Junction.

Sections 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, and 67: Area, 301 acres 2 roods 29 perches; approximate rent per annum, 10d.; capital value, £320; half-yearly rent, £6 8s. Loaded with £90, valuation for clearing, grassing, and fencing. Undulating fern and manuka country, three-fourths ploughable. Soil generally poor, fair in places; indifferently watered by swamps. Distant ten miles from Frankton Junction by main coach-road.

Awakino County.—Maungamangero Survey District.

Sections 1 and 4, Block V: Area, 557 acres 3 roods 2 perches; approximate rent per acre per annum, 10d.; capital value, £560; half-yearly rent, £11 4s. Altitude, 1,300 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level. Very broken country, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising tawa, tawhero, towai, rimu, and rata, with heavy undergrowth of makomako, mahoe, and supplejack. Soil of medium quality, on rubble formation; well watered by small streams. Distant thirty-three miles from Te Kuiti—twenty-five miles of which is by formed dray-road, balance 6 ft. and 3 ft. bridle-track.

Section 9, Block IX: Area, 545 acres; approximate rent per acre per annum, 10d.; capital value, £550; half-yearly rent, £11. Altitude, 400 ft. to 2,350 ft. above sea-level. Very rough and broken country, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising tawa, tawhero, towai, rata, and rimu, with heavy undergrowth of mahoe, makomako, supplejack, punga, &c.; well watered by small streams. Distant forty-three miles from Te Kuiti—twenty-seven miles of which is by formed dray-road, fifteen miles and a half formed bridle-track, balance unformed as yet.

Bay of Islands County.—Omapere Survey District.

Section 3, Block IV: Area, 315 acres 1 rood 15 perches; approximate rent per acre per annum, 6d.; capital value, £210; half-yearly rent, £4 4s. Altitude, 1,000 ft. to 1,100 ft. above sea-level. Broken and undulating land; 10 acres mixed forest, balance fern and manuka country. Fair soil in gullies and lower slopes, clay soil on ridges; well watered by small streams. Distant eight miles from Kerikeri Landing—six miles of which is by cart-road, balance unformed.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-sixth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.